Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

dregs/draff/pickled in wine/rotten/messy/ruined

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

zāo

Bopomofo

ㄗㄠ

Jyutping

zou1

Example sentences

屋子裡亂七八糟,連坐的位置都找不到。
屋子里乱七八糟,连坐的位置都找不到。

The house is a mess, I can't even find a place to sit.

那個淘氣的小男孩子把家裡弄得亂七八糟。
那个淘气的小男孩子把家里弄得乱七八糟。

That naughty little boy made the house a mess.

糟糕 zāogāo
糟糕,我忘記帶鑰匙了。
糟糕,我忘记带钥匙了。

Oh no, I forgot to bring my keys.

zāo
這件事辦糟了。
这件事办糟了。

This matter was handled badly.

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